Information disclosure in Zoneminder
CVE-2017-5595
A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder 1.x through v1.30.0 because of unfiltered user-input being passed to readfile(), which allows an authenticated attacker to read local system files (e.g., /etc/passwd) in the context of the web server user (www-data). The attack vector is a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter within a zm/index.php?view=file&path= request.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/11 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96125 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/ZoneMinder/ZoneMinder/commit/8b19fca9927cdec07cc9dd09bdcf2496a5ae69b3 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Feb/6 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5595?
- CVE-2017-5595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoneminder, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5595?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5595 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.